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January 7, 2015In 2012, all Ohio public universities officially switched to the semester system after a long history of mismatched academic calendars. Ohio State, for one, was previously on the oft-beloved quarter system and that led to a very short summer for students returning back to campus in August 2012.
But in the lead-up to the College Football Playoff title game, Ohio State’s new semesters surprisingly provide a large advantage over Oregon’s quarters. ESPN.com’s Brett McMurphy reported on Wednesday that Oregon, which began classes on Monday, is subjected to the NCAA’s rules for limited practice time during the school year. Because Ohio State remains on winter break, there is no such limit on practice time.
Buckeyes students return to classes next Monday, the day of the championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The NCAA rules limit “countable athletic activities” — any practices, film sessions or meetings required by coaches — to four hours a day and 20 hours a week, per McMurphy. A Pac-12 spokesman confirmed that Oregon is abiding by these limits this week.
Urban Meyer’s squad had the day off on Wednesday, but any potential advantage is crucial in this quick turnaround before Monday’s game. Expect NCAA officials to review this policy down the road. For bowl games historically, there has been no disadvantage for any team since most have winter break begin around the same time. But the added quirk of mid-January title games adds in this complication, favoring quarters. Buckeye fans should send a thank you note to Eric Fingerhut and the 2008 Ohio Board of Regents.
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Wow. It amazes me that noone thought about it as a potential major factor when discussing moving the championship game out.
insert ohio state “play school” joke here.
Never understood the appeal of quarters #TeamSemesters
I loved quarters.
why take finals twice a year when you can take them 3 times a year (assuming you take summers off)?
10 weeks a class was about all I could stand.
If certain classes had been 15 weeks, I would have failed a couple. lol
naw, you just would have skipped 5 of the weeks, then made up for it during Finals week 🙂
Dude, you’re nuts. Quarters were like, you had 1-3 classes per day 3-4 days a week. If you were in any liberal arts type major (language, economics, history, whatever), you could’ve even gotten it down to 2 days a week. Under semesters you had classes all day every day no matter what your major was. I had friends who never missed a single class for years under quarters who were missing class left & right under semesters. Also, campus was bumping and partying pretty much Wednesday-Saturday under quarters. Under semesters, the whole thing came down. Super sad. Plus under semesters, the schoolyear ends just as weather is getting decent (late April), whereas under quarters it went till mid-June so all the best drinking weather of late April and the merry month of May were totally available to rage.
Interesting because I never met anyone who had both who didn’t vastly prefer the quarter calendar. Those quarters were seriously some of the best years of my life.
Why take 2-3 finals in 10 days when you can take 5-7 in 10 days? oh right
championship game out.
5 years, I never missed class. 🙂
This is fascinating, and rings true. Loved quarters as a student. Love semesters as a parent.
I don’t even know what state my ex-wife lives in.